For online buyers
Shipping a Car You Bought Online
Bought from a dealer, a private seller, or an online auction? We'll bring it home.
Velocity Logistics picks up cars bought online — from dealers, private sellers, and auctions like Copart, IAA, and Manheim — and delivers them to your door on a Velocity truck or a vetted partner carrier. Send the pickup address and any release or gate pass; we coordinate with the seller and photo-document the car at pickup.
Found the right car a few states away? We handle the pickup so you don't have to fly out and drive it back. Velocity coordinates directly with the dealer, private seller, or auction, documents the vehicle's condition with photos at pickup, and delivers it to your door — on our own truck whenever our schedule covers the route.
Why Velocity
What you get with us.
Dealer, private, or auction pickup
We collect from franchise and independent dealers, private sellers, and major auctions — Copart, IAA, and Manheim included — and coordinate the release directly.
Condition documented at pickup
A photo-documented walkaround at load-in means you see exactly how the car looked when we picked it up — before it ever reaches your driveway.
Enclosed for high-value buys
For a collector purchase, an exotic, or a low-clearance car, enclosed transport keeps it fully protected from the seller's lot to your door.
Before you book
Know who's actually hauling your car.
Most car shipping companies you find online are national brokers: they sell the move, then post it for a carrier to pick up. Velocity runs its own trucks out of Indianapolis. Here's how booking with us compares.
| Topic | Velocity Logistics | Typical national broker |
|---|---|---|
| Who hauls your car | Our own trucks and drivers on our core routes. Anywhere else, a vetted partner carrier arranged through our licensed broker partner, and we tell you which before pickup. | Your order is posted to a load board for any carrier to accept. You often don't know who's coming until pickup day. |
| Your price | One written, all-in quote from dispatch, usually within minutes during business hours. | Often a low estimate to win the booking, which can rise if no truck accepts it. |
| Who you talk to | The dispatch team that schedules the truck, in Indianapolis — (317) 934-4366. | A sales team that hands your order off to a carrier you've never spoken to. |
| Condition records | Photo inspection at pickup and delivery, plus a digital bill of lading. | Whatever the carrier that accepts the load happens to provide. |
| Licensing you can check | Motor carrier authority: USDOT 4494211, MC 1777008. | Broker authority only — no trucks of their own. |
Brokers aren't bad. When our trucks can't cover a route, we arrange the move through a licensed broker partner with vetted carriers. The difference is you always know who's hauling your car before it leaves.
Verified on Super Dispatch
Trusted with the vehicles people care about.
Velocity is a top-rated carrier on the Super Dispatch marketplace. Here's what the shippers who hire us actually say.
This was an amazing carrier to work with. Excellent communication the whole time and prompt pickup/delivery. Highly recommend.
Throughout the many times we have worked with this transporter, they consistently deliver excellent work. Thanks so much!
We greatly appreciate your professionalism and reliability. We hope to work again in the future. Thank you.
Straight answers
Shipping a Car You Bought Online — common questions.
Can you pick up from a dealership, private seller, or auction?
Yes to all three. We regularly pick up from dealers, private sellers, and auction houses like Copart, IAA, and Manheim, and we coordinate the release paperwork and timing directly with them.
What do you need from the seller?
Just a contact, the pickup address, and the vehicle's release or gate pass if it's at an auction. We handle the scheduling from there and keep you updated.
Will I get photos of the car at pickup?
Yes. Every move includes a photo-documented inspection at pickup and delivery plus a digital bill of lading, so the condition is recorded end to end.
Can you ship a car that isn't running?
Often yes, depending on the vehicle and how it's stored — just let dispatch know it's inoperable when you request a quote so we bring the right equipment.
More ways we help car owners
Before you book
Get a quote
Tell us about your move.
Share your vehicles, route, and timeline. Dispatch emails you a straightforward, all-in quote — and tells you whose truck your car will ride on.
Indianapolis, IN 46240
We typically respond within minutes during business hours.